How Doctor Who fans made the Tardis really fly

Doctor Who fans regularly dream about having their own Tardis. These engineers
decided to build one and make it fly

This is what happens when a group of engineers who build drones for living also happen to be Doctor Who fans.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BBC science fiction series, these "Whovians" from remote controlled filming company Flyonix built a life-size flying Tardis by attaching eight miniature helicopter propellers to the top.

I can't help wondering if the BBC's special effects department might now have one less job to do – the footage of the Tardis flying over the Devon countryside could have come straight from an episode of the series.

The highlight, however, are the string of out-takes after 1:06 that show the disastrous crash landing that occurred after a battery shorted and sent it hurtling to the ground.

If you are curious about how they made the Tardis in the first place, this short video below posted by the team may help explain.